Background and career
Tammy Rivera Malphurs (born July 30, 1986) is an American television personality, singer, fashion designer, and businesswoman. She is a former cast member of the VH1 reality show Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta.
Rivera grew up in West Baltimore, Maryland. She met her father Oscar for the first time when she was 14 years old, as he was serving a 30-year prison term.
In 2013, it was announced that Rivera's husband, Waka Flocka Flame, had joined the cast of the Atlanta franchise of Love & Hip Hop. In 2015, Rivera started a swimwear line, T-Rivera. The T-Rivera website claims, "The swimwear line features all sizes for women taking a fashion forward approach. Its inspiring designs & patterns are cutting edge, yet constructed to hug all those delicious curves in the right way to beautifully accentuate the female body." On June 12, 2017, Rivera released her first single "All These Kisses". In March 2020, WeTV aired "Waka & Tammy: What The Flocka", a look into the marital dynamic between the pop singer and her rap-star husband Waka Flocka.
Tammy has a daughter named Charlie Rivera. Tammy Rivera married the rapper Waka Flocka Flame on May 25, 2014. On October 6, 2022, Rivera and Waka Flocka Flame finalized divorce after eight years of marriage.
